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Harper's Round Table, May 26, 1896The officer of the deck is pacing his last hour of a very dull forenoon watch upon the bridge of the U.S.S. Minneapolis. The tropical sun beats down with unflinching savageness upon his head; his eyes are restlessly scanning...

Harper's Young People, May 23, 1882 - An Illustrated WeeklyBut the time was passing rapidly, and as there were many persons outside waiting for an opportunity to pay their money to see the various[Pg 466] attractions of the show, Mrs. Treat gave the signal...

A History of Jefferson, Marion County, Texas, 1836-1936From the region of the Upper Trinity and the headwaters of the Sabine, each traveler tells us, as he passes, some new tale of how the wilderness is falling under the axe of the builders of habitations...

The Tickencote TreasureCertain persons, having heard rumours of the strange adventures that once happened to me, have asked me to write them down in detail, so that they may be printed and given to the world in their proper sequence. Therefore, in obedience, and...

The Little Moment of HappinessThey had not lifted into view suddenly, but had rather emerged from the east, solidifying slowly out of a slate-colored blur which to the eyes of unaccustomed voyagers might or might not have been land. There was no ebullition of...

RaccontiI Racconti che vedete qui riuniti sono fratelli carnali delle Novelle vecchie e nuove che mandai per il mondo, anni fa. Anche tra questi ve n'ha di vecchi e di nuovi: c' il primo che scrissi, i Complimenti di Ceppo, e l'ultimo, che fantasticai...

A Cruise in the Sky; or, The Legend of the Great Pink PearlAll afternoon the train had been following the picturesque shore of the Indian River, in Florida. The snow and ice of the north had long since disappeared. Summer heat increased as the...

The Isle of Vanishing Men: A Narrative of Adventure in Cannibal-landTwo bells tinkles within the masters cabin, and the quartermaster on the bridge repeats the announcement of nine oclock with two strokes upon the bronze bell near his station at the wheel. It is...

Le moyen de parvenir, tome 3/3II. Il n'est repris qu'aprs le conte de la navet d'une fille viole; & de celle du galant qui n'entendoit pas la diffrence de questionner ordonner. Explication du mot sot; subtilit d'une femme, dont, je crois, elle fut dupe....

Le moyen de parvenir, tome 2/3II. L'histoire de Quenault & de sa serpe est coupe de diverses instructions trs-profitables. On y voit la diffrence d'une femme de par dieu, d'avec une femme de par le diable. Sermon du cur de Busanois, divis en trois...

Le moyen de parvenir, tome 1/3Le livre, qui a pour titre le Moyen de Parvenir, tant en son espece vritablement original, bien des gens demandent tous les jours qui en est l'auteur. On sait, n'en pouvoir douter, que c'est Franois Broalde, sieur de Verville,...

A history of postal agitation from fifty years ago till the present dayThe long continuance of agitation and disaffection in the postal service would seem almost to entitle the public to the belief that the Post-Office is a place where the Englishmans privilege, which...

Harrington: A Story of True LoveHerein may be seen noble chivalrye, curtosye, humanyte, friendlyenesse, hardyenesse, love, friendshype, cowardyse, murder, hate, vertue and synne. Doo after the good, and leve the evyl, and it shall brynge you to good fame and renomme.Sir Thomas Malory: Preface...

Anne Hereford: A Novel An express train was dashing along a line of rails in the heart of England. On one of the first-class carriages there had been a board, bearing the intimation 'For Ladies Only,' but the guard took it off when the...

VerikostoLokakuun loppupuolella, vuonna 1800, saapui ers muukalainen, naisen ja tytn seuraamana, Tuileriespalatsin edustalle Parisissa ja pyshtyi vhn matkan phn siit, skettin hvitetyn rakennuksen jtteiden viereen, siihen, miss viel nykynkin seisoo puolivalmis talo, joka kerran rakennettiin tarkoituksella yhdist Katarina de Medicis'n linna Valois'n kuninkaiden Louvreen....

Luonto ja ihminen: Poimintoja eri teoksistaTysin kehittynyt maku merkitsee kyky saada mahdollisimman suurta nautintoa niist aineellisista lhteist, jotka vetvt puoleensa meidn puhtainta, tydellisint henkist olemustamme; mutta miksi me nautimme nist muodoista ja vreist emmek noista, on kysymys, johon yht vhn voidaan vastausta odottaa kuin...

Die Siedler von Hohenmoor: Ein Buch des Zornes und der Zuversicht Sein Reich eben hatte er den letzten Kampf bestanden, es sich und den Seinen zu gewinnen. Er kam aus der Kreisstadt. Nach endlosen Verhandlungen war es ihm heute gelungen, deren Vter, die trgen,...

The Southern Literary Messenger, Vol. I., No. 9, May, 1835LITERARY NOTICES I PROMESSI SPOSI, or the Betrothed Lovers; a Milanese Story of the Seventeenth Century: by Allessandro Manzoni as translated by G. W. Featherstonhaugh HORSE-SHOE ROBINSON; a Tale of the Tory Ascendency: by the...

Le portier des Chartreux, ou mémoires de Saturnin écrits par lui-mêmeQue c'est une douce satisfaction pour un cur d'tre dsabus des vains plaisirs, des amusements frivoles et des volupts dangereuses qui l'attachaient au monde! Rendu lui-mme aprs une longue suite d'garements, et dans le...

The Orlando InnamoratoIt is many years since I first entertained a vague idea of translating the Orlando Furioso, and circumstances of little importance to the reader, led me more recently to undertake it in earnest. This work was again laid down; and afterwards resumed...